Re: url-history.el: variable url-history-track defined but not used

[Richard M. Stallman]

    +      (and (featurep 'url)
    +           (fboundp #'url-history-setup-save-timer)

Those tests are rather undesirable; it would be better for
this to work regardless of what else is loaded.

What is the reason for those tests?  What problem do they solve?
Let's look for another solution.